page_title: Palo Alto Unified School District
section_title: Gunn High School
hierarchical_section_title: Palo Alto Unified School District / High schools / Gunn High School
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of Gunn's front sign in April 2020. Note that the buildings in the back are painted in a different colour than the 2011 photo. Taken during the coronavirus shutdown.
context_page_description: The Palo Alto Unified School District is a public school district located near Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. It consists of twelve primary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, and an adult school.
context_section_description: Henry M. Gunn High School is one of two public high schools in Palo Alto. The school is named after Henry M. Gunn (1898–1988), who served as the Palo Alto superintendent from 1950-1961. During his tenure he saw the district expand from 5,500 students to 14,000, adding 17 new schools, and is credited with the establishment of De Anza College and Foothill College, two local community colleges. In 1964, the Palo Alto Unified School District announced it would name its third high school after him. Its first class graduated in 1966. The school's mascot is Timmy the Titan. The student newspaper is The Oracle, part of the High School National Ad Network. There is an internal student-run television news show called theTitan Broadcast Network.
caption: Gunn High School
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